Lost Review for March 20, 2008
This will be a somewhat brief review as I'm sitting in the airport and watched the episode half asleep. It was very nice to see a complete part of the puzzle (what happened to Michael) solved. I had forgot how good Michael's role was, and it's nice to have him back. Frankly, if my kid had been on that island and he had been taken away, I probably would have done the same thing, so I definitely feel for him. Now for the questions/observations:
1) The Other dude (I forget his name, but I love his character, the big guy) told Michael that Widmore is the one who faked the plane crash. I thought the boat captain said that Ben did it? Is that right? If so - then we have a mystery.
2) A minor thing - but if they dub up the bodies from Thailand, how is that the news report in one of the earlier episodes shows a white guy? Cuz the helicopter pilot recognized him and had just noted that he was missing a ring or something. Of course, there can be white people buried in Thailand, but still.
3) I liked that the Other dude referred to the Island. As you guys know, I keep saying that the Island itself is a force, a sentient force of some sort, and I think his words add weight to that. Especially with the power it seems to hold over people.
4) Sayid's reaction was great. Perfect.
5) Oh, and I'm so glad Ben's daughter's boyfriend died. He annoyed the heck out of me. But I'm sad to see the crazy French chick dead.
6) The Temple, I think, is one of the last places we haven't seen yet. For some reason, I imagine it Greek like - and perhaps related to the big foot statue we saw way back in S1.
7) The Other said that "some of them" can leave the Island when they want. As you know, there is some question as to the nature of some of the Others. Some, like Juliet, are definitely 'normal', but others, like the Latin guy (yes, I know I suck with names), may be something else since he appeared to Ben as a child. So I wonder if this is related?
That's it for me. What do others think? And thank god BSG is almost here!
2. Being under water for 2 months would surely cause accelerated decomposition. I doubt that the ethnicity of any of the victims could be ascertained by the video. The helicopter pilot reported that he know the guy was NOT the pilot because if his missing wedding ring, not because he looked Asian.
3. I stand by me belief that there will be scientific explanations for all the mysterious stuff.
6. I agree
7. I took that as the 'leaders' can leave the island. The latin guy, could leave as well, he recruited Juliette. I just take this as some kind of perk for those higher up in the 'organization'
I have held the belief that time moves differently on the island, for example a month on the island might be a year off the island. This seems to have been shattered when Michael's mother says he shows up 2 months later.